List for life

The IUCN Red List tracks the conservation status of species worldwide, but how are they assessed and does it really help their survival?

Troubled waters

Our rivers are in a mess, yet wildlife thrives in city waters. What has gone wrong and what is going right?

Q&A

Q & A Email your questions to wildquestions@immediate.co.uk How did guanacos end up on the Falkland Islands? ALEX LANCASTER ANSWERS: You may have seen the guanacos (the wild ancestor of the llama) and vicuñas of mainland South America on stunning BBC wildlife programmes. But if you happen to visit the Falkland Islands, and specifically Staats […]

Go wild!

Your guide to getting closer to nature this month

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The crossword

Spot The Difference Compare the meerkats! Can you spot the five differences between the images of these cute pups? Multiple adults will help raise the pups in a pack – keeping the den safe, feeding them and picking up any that fall behind when on the move. Answers can be found in the Letters page. […]

Photo club

PRIZE-WINNING PHOTO Two of a kind I was searching for Ural owl nests in Făget, a forest near my hometown, when I spotted these chicks. To photograph them, I climbed a tree with a telephoto lens, far enough away not to disturb them and the one parent that was nearby. It was a very nice […]

Snap-chat

Ripan Biswas talks spiders, flies and idyllic encounters with dolphins

Your letters

Suprises lurk at the bottom of the back garden These last few years have been eye-opening in various ways to us all, but something that has definitely come out of it for me is the power of my back garden to lift the spirits. There is nothing better than exploring a corner that hasn’t been […]